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Explain why the figure you selected best follows the principle of proportional ink. Address the relationship between values and visible bar areas, the vertical-axis scale, and why the other figures are less appropriate.

Examine the scatterplot. Identify three Gestalt principles present in the figure and explain how each principle is represented visually. Your response should name three principles, connect each principle to a specific feature, and explain how that feature helps viewers perceive groups or relationships. Each adequately identified and explained principle is worth 8 points.

The figure contains at least four examples of chart junk. Identify and explain four unnecessary or distracting visual elements. For each example, describe the element, explain why it is unnecessary, distracting, redundant, or misleading, and briefly state how the figure could be improved. Each adequately identified and explained problem is worth 7 points.

What part of the skeleton is this?

Grayscale color schemes should never be used in scientific visualizations because they make it difficult to distinguish between data points.

What is the Law of Independent Assortment?

 What is a detritivore?

Bonus: Identify the stage of animal development. Are the cells in this stage haploid or diploid?

What is structure A? (Please give the species as well)

DNA is an organic macromolecule composed of subunits called what?